Following its recent sale to TDS Investor,
a Blackstone Group affiliate, for about $4.3 billion in cash,
Travelport Inc. introduced a new Web site at www.travelport.com,
replete with a new logo and organizational structure.
New names for
Travelports two divisions are Orbitz Worldwide and the Business
Group. Managed on a geographic basis, the brands previously fell
under Business-to-Consumer and Business-to-Business/Corporate
umbrellas.
Under the
leadership of President and CEO Jeff Clarke and Chairman Gordon
Bethune, Mitch Truwit is the president and CEO of Orbitz Worldwide
and Ken Esterow is the president and CEO of Business Group
Americas. Gordon Wilson holds those titles for Business Group EMEA
(Europe, Middle East and Africa), Asia & Pacific.
Orbitz Worldwide
includes AoYou.com, Away Network, CheapTickets.com,
eBookers.com,
HotelClub.com, Needahotel.com, Octopus Travel, Orbitz.com, Ratestogo.com and
Travelbag.
The Business Group
comprises aiRes, Galileo, GTA (Gullivers Travel Associates), Neat
Technology Solution, Orbitz for Business, Shepherd Systems, Thor,
Travelbound, Travelport for Business, Trust International and
WizCom.
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